Meriwether and Child Support Registrar (Child support)

The case of *Meriwether and Child Support Registrar* concerned an application for an extension of time to object to a child support assessment. The applicant, Meriwether, sought to challenge a decision made by the Child Support Registrar. The matter came before J Thomson M.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant Meriwether an extension of time to lodge an objection. This required the court to consider whether there was a satisfactory explanation for the delay in lodging the objection, whether the proposed objection had sufficient merit, and whether granting the extension would cause prejudice to the other party involved in the child support matter.

J Thomson M affirmed the Registrar's decision to refuse the extension. The reasoning applied was that Meriwether had failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the significant delay in lodging the objection. Furthermore, there was no evidence presented to demonstrate that the objection had any merit. The court also took into account the potential prejudice to the other party if an extension were granted.

Consequently, the court affirmed the Registrar's refusal to grant an extension of time.